Real estate funds senior associate 5 PQE+

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Macfarlanes Full time

We are seeking a senior associate with five or more years’ PQE to join our private equity real estate practice on a permanent basis to focus on real estate and real asset funds.

About Macfarlanes

We are a distinctive London-based law firm with a unique combination of services built and shaped around the needs of our clients. Our unrivalled blend of expertise, agility and culture means we have the flexibility to meet their most challenging demands and adapt to the changing world around us. While many of our services can be found at other firms, the mix cannot.

We find, recruit and train talented people from all backgrounds, building careers for the long term, to one day shape and lead the firm. We know each other personally which means we work together with more cohesion, and less formality. Our culture is thoughtful, challenging and supportive, and we are a place where everyone, at whatever level, can thrive. We remain focused on equal treatment in recruitment, retention and promotion.


What this means for you

Our matters often have a cross-border element, so our fee earners frequently liaise with global businesses and specialists in overseas jurisdictions.

We all work together as part of a cohesive and supportive team, with the firm recognising, appreciating and rewarding the efforts of its employees.


Practice overview

Our private equity real estate practice (“PERE”) brings together several core practices at Macfarlanes under dedicated leadership to advise upon all aspects of private equity real estate, including fund formation, joint ventures, separate managed accounts, direct and indirect transactions (including onshore and offshore corporates, unit trusts and partnerships), debt and equity financings, tax and corporate restructuring.

The PERE sector is constantly innovating, responding to the social, environmental and technological factors shaping today’s real estate market. This evolution is particularly apparent in the growth of alternative real estate sectors and the increasing importance of real estate operating businesses as drivers of value for investors. Macfarlanes’ PERE practice has been formed to help its clients to navigate this dynamic market and the multi-disciplinary challenges it presents, providing experienced leadership and a deep, commercial understanding of the sector to drive successful outcomes for our clients.

Our private equity real estate group consists of eight fee earners within the commercial real estate group. However, as our work spans across real estate, corporate, commercial, finance and tax to provide comprehensive support across all facets of a transaction, a role within the PERE team requires working closely with and developing strong relationships across multiple practice areas.


The role

A role in the PERE team presents an exciting opportunity to get involved in a wide variety of market leading transactions in sectors at the cutting edge of the real estate market.

The individual will be required to carry out a broad range of good quality work. Key duties will include:

acting as the lead associate on fundraisings; acting across the full spectrum of real estate and real asset funds including both fixed life and evergreen structures; advising clients in relation to both established and start-up managers on all aspects of fund structuring and marketing; advising managers and active institutional investors in connection with their investments in real estate funds; advising fund manager clients on the full range of compliance issues that arise during the fundraising process as well as throughout the life, and on termination, of a fund; guiding clients on conflicts of interests, transparency, conduct of secondary sales, corporate governance and the conduct of placement agents; and Lead in promoting the growth of the real estate funds practice.

This job description encompasses the main duties of the role and is by no means exhaustive. It is anticipated that duties may vary from time to time according to the needs of the practice area.


The candidate

Given the broad spectrum of work that the PERE team carries out, candidates could come from a wide variety of backgrounds including commercial real estate where there is a strong funds practice, funds and investment management or in-house. The ideal candidate will be comfortable being presented with a wide variety of work and be resilient, flexible and proactive in approach. Experience of the real estate market is highly desirable and candidates will be required to demonstrate a genuine interest in the PERE sector and strong commercial awareness and literacy.

The successful candidate will have strong real estate funds experience and will be eager to develop their expertise in this area. We are looking for a driven, energetic and ambitious individual who is able to work independently, demonstrates leadership qualities and who will play a key role in building the practice and develop relationships with clients.

In addition, they will meet the following criteria:

at least five years’ post-qualification experience; strong academic qualifications from degree upwards; and articulate and confident to deliver at the highest standard.

We strive to provide our associates with long-term careers and have a career development programme in place which is designed to support each of our associates’ aspirations, enabling them to enhance their legal and commercial skills, and to reach their full potential.

Application screening

Any offer of employment with us is subject to our pre-employment checks which are conducted by a third-party screening provider. These may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, any criminal records and employment references. These checks will be initiated with your consent and your offer will be subject to the successful completion of these checks.


Our commitment to inclusion

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our employees and partners. Improving diversity is one of our key priorities and it is a goal we are actively working towards. We believe that an inclusive, forward-thinking culture is intrinsically important and enables us to provide innovative solutions to our clients.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, bringing different perspectives and experiences, making Macfarlanes an exciting and stimulating place to work. We seek to recruit the best candidates, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, social or economic background, religion, disability, sexual orientation or any other characteristic.

As part of this commitment, we will ask you certain diversity questions. We would really appreciate you and/or your recruiter completing these questions when submitting an application to Macfarlanes as this data enables us to measure our progress towards improving the diversity of our applicants, and ultimately, our hires. This data is anonymised to maintain the privacy of applicants.

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